Acustica IVORY5, Manual

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3.2. IVORY5 Compressors
The IVORY5 suite is equipped with 2 different compressors, IVORY5 MAC-2 single band
and IVORY5 MAC-2 multiband comp. The multiband compressor is a faithful emulation of a
unit built by a celebrated UK company, offering an accurate reproduction of the original de-
vice. The 1 band compressor is derived directly from multiband compressor, we’ve added
it to this pack to give to our customers a complete bundle. We’ve sampled the best units in
circulation to provide you with the perfect solution for your music.
3.2.1. IVORY5 MAC-2 Mastering Compressor
IVORY5 MAC-2 single band is a high performance compressor, it’s in INSANE mode by
default and it’s equipped with the following controls:
Controls:
BYP: By pushing this button the compressor is bypassed.
SC button:
This button engages the external side-chain of the compressor.
OVER led:
This led shows the peak clipping.
CLIPPER:
Push this red button to engage the“clipper”of the plugin , it helps to raise the overall
volume, retaining the (perceived) shape of the transients, emulating the analog console satu-
ration behavior when it reaches the limit (0 dB). It doesn’t have oversampling so some aliasing
may be present.
OVERLOAD led:
Helps to minimize digital overload.
EXP:
This button engages the EXPANDER of the plugin. It was obtained as a ratio reversal
(not the sampling of another machine). Thanks to the predictable ratio of the original sam-
pled hardware we are sure the expansion behaviour of the plugin is correct.
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IVORY5 MAC-2
The compressor